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UNSURPRISINGLY HOWEVER (GIVEN OVERALL U.S. POLICY TOWARD VIETNAM) IT GIVES NO GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THAT THE U.S. WOULD SUPPORT "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RETURNEES OR OTHER SUPPORT/WELFARE PROPOSALS,
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9. IF, AS PREDICTED IN 0.BK96024, ASEAN ADOPTS THE CHA-AM MEETING AND ELEMENTS OF THE U.5. PAPER AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE OUTFLOW, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN THE POSITION OF THE VIETNAMESK GOVERNMENT AND THAT OF THE COUNTRIES MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED.
THIS HOWEVER MAY BE A NECLUSARY PRICE FOR PRESERVING CONSENSUS AMONG REGIONAL AND RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND CONTINUING TO ACHIEVE CONVERGENCE TOWARDS AN APPROACH MORE LIKELY TO ELICIT VIETNAMESE COOPERATION.
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